Strong's Lexicon pheró: To bear, carry, bring, lead Original Word: φέρω Word Origin: A primary verb Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often used in similar contexts is נָשָׂא (nasa, Strong's H5375), which also means to lift, carry, or bear. Usage: The Greek verb "φέρω" (pheró) primarily means to bear or carry. It can refer to the physical act of carrying something, as well as more abstract concepts such as bearing responsibility or bringing forth results. In the New Testament, it is used in various contexts, including carrying physical objects, bearing burdens, and producing fruit. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of bearing or carrying was often associated with servitude and responsibility. The act of carrying something could symbolize the acceptance of a duty or burden. In Jewish culture, bearing fruit was a common metaphor for living a life that reflects one's faith and obedience to God. The New Testament writers, influenced by these cultural understandings, used "φέρω" to convey both literal and metaphorical meanings. HELPS Word-studies 5342 phérō ("allied to German fahren, Scotch bairn, 'bear,' " J. Thayer, Curtis) – properly, to bear, carry (bring) along, especially temporarily or to a definite (prescribed) conclusion (defined by the individual context). See also 5409 /phoréō ("habitual bearing"). (1 Pet 1:13) being brought (5342 /phérō) – 1 Pet 1:13 commands us to "completely (5049 /teleíōs) hope on the grace now being brought (present, passive participle of 5342 /phérō) in (en) revelation (no article) of Jesus Christ." The following is a fuller expanded rendering of the Greek text, "Wherefore [in view of the meaning of salvation that extends to glorification, 1 Pet 1:9] having girded up the loins of your mind, being radically-moderate, completely hope on the grace being carried along (5342 /phérō) to you, in revelation, concerning Jesus Christ." NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. word Definition to bear, carry, bring forth NASB Translation bear (6), bearing (1), bears (3), bring (16), bringing (7), brought (14), carry (1), carrying (1), driven (2), endured (1), leads (1), made (3), moved (1), press (1), produce (2), produced (1), reach (2), rushing (1), take (1), took (1), upholds (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5342: ἐνέγκωἐνέγκω, see φέρω. STRONGS NT 5342: οἴσωοἴσω see φέρω. STRONGS NT 5342: φέρωφέρω; (allied to German führen. fahren (English bear, etc. Scotch bairn, etc. etc.; cf. Curtius, § 411)); imperfect ἔφερον; passive, present φέρομαι; imperfect ἐφερομην; future active οἴσω (John 21:18; Revelation 21:26); 1 aorist ἤνεγκα, participle ἐνέγκας; 2 aorist infinitive ἐνεγκεῖν (Matthew 7:18 T WH); 1 aorist passive ἠνέχθην (2 Peter 1:17, 21); (cf. WHs Appendix, p. 164; Buttmann, 68 (60); Winers Grammar, 90 (85f); especially Veitch, p. 668f); from Homer down; the Sept. for הֵבִיא and נָשָׂא; to bear, i. e.: 1. to carry; a. to carry some burden: τόν σταυρόν ὄπισθεν τίνος, Luke 23:26; to bear with oneself (which the Greek writings express by the middle) (A. V. to bring): τί, Luke 24:1; John 19:39. b. to move by bearing; passive, like the Latinferor equivalent tomoveor, to be conveyed or borne, with a suggestion of speed or force (often so in secular authors from Homer down): of persons borne in a ship over the sea (A. V. to be driven), Acts 27:15, 17; of a gust of wind, to rush, Acts 2:2 (cf. Jeremiah 18:14); φωνή ἐνεχθεισα, was brought, came, 2 Peter 1:17, 18 (see ὑπό, I. 2 a.); of the mind, to be moved inwardly, prompted, ὑπό πνεύματος ἁγίου, 2 Peter 1:21; φέρομαι ἐπί τί (R. V. press on), Hebrews 6:1. c. according to a less frequent use to bear up, i. e. uphold (keep from falling): φέρων τά πάντα τῷ ῤήματι τῆς δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ, of God (the Son) the preserver of the universe, Hebrews 1:3 (so in the Targums and rabbinical writings סְבַל is often used, e. g. עולָמו סובֵל, of God; οὐ δυνήσομαι ἐγώ μόνος φέρειν τόν λαόν τοῦτον, Numbers 11:14, cf. 11; add, Deuteronomy 1:9, for נָשָׂא; ὁ τά μή (μέν) ὄντα φέρων καί τά πάντα γεννων, Philo, rer. div. haer. § 7; from native Greek writings we have φέρειν τήν πόλιν, Plutarch, Lucull. 6; cf. Bleek, Brief a. d. Hebrew ii. 1, p. 70f). 2. to bear i. e. endure (examples without number in Greek writings from Homer down; cf. Passow, under the word, B. I. 3; (Liddell and Scott, under the word A. III.)): τόν ὀνειδισμόν, Hebrews 13:13; τί, to endure the rigor of a thing, Hebrews 12:20; τινα, to bear patiently one's conduct, or to spare one (abstain from punishing or destroying), Romans 9:22. 3. to bring, bring to, bring forward; a. properly: τινα, Acts 5:16; τί, Mark ( b. to move to, apply: τόν δάκτυλόν, τήν χεῖρα, ὧδε, εἰς with an accusative of the place (A. V. reach), John 20:27. figuratively, φέρεται ὑμῖν τί, a thing is offered (literally, 'is being brought') to you: ἡ χάρις, 1 Peter 1:13. c. to bring by announcing: διδαχήν, 2 John 1:10 (τίνι ἀγγελιην, μυθον, λόγον, φημην, etc., in Homer, Pindar, others); to announce (see Passow, under the word, p. 2231b; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, A. IV. 4)): θάνατον, Hebrews 9:16. d. to bear i. e. bring forth, produce; α. properly: καρπόν (Matthew 7:18a T WH, 18b T); Mark 9:8 (on ἐν ἑξήκοντα, etc. WH text, see ἐν, I. 5 f.); John 12:24; John 15:2, 4f, 8, 16; (Homer, Odyssey 4, 229; Hesiod, Works, 117; Xenophon, mem. 2, 1, 28; others). β. to bring forward in speech: προφητεία, 2 Peter 1:21 (A. V. came); κρίσιν κατά τίνος, 2 Peter 2:11; (κατηγορίαν κατά τίνος, John 18:29 R G L Tr (but here T WH omit κατά)); αἰτιώματα κατά τίνος, Acts 25:7 R G (but G omits κατά τίνος); αἰτίαν, Acts 25:18 L T Tr WH; (τασας αἰτίας, reasons, Demosthenes, p. 1328, 22; ἀπολογισμους, Polybius 1, 32, 4). e. to lead, conduct (A. V. bring, carry, etc. (German führen)): ἐπί with an accusative of the place, Mark 15:22; Acts 14:13; (ἐκεῖ) ὅπου, John 21:18; metaphorically, a gate is said φέρειν (Latinferre (English lead)) εἰς τήν πόλιν, Acts 12:10 (ὁδός φέρουσαν εἰς ἱρόν, Herodotus 2, 122; διά τῆς ἀγορᾶς ἐς τό πρός ἠω, id. 2, 138 (cf. Liddell and Scott, under the word, A. VII.)). (Compare: ἀναφέρω, ἀποφέρω, διαφέρω, εἰσφέρω, παρεισφέρω, ἐκφέρω, ἐπιφέρω, καταφέρω, παραφέρω, περιφέρω, προφέρω, προσφέρω, συνφέρω, ὑποφέρω. Synonym: cf. Schmidt, chapter 105.) A primary verb -- for which other, and apparently not cognate ones are used in certain tenses only; namely, oio (oy'-o); and enegko (en-eng'-ko) to "bear" or carry (in a very wide application, literally and figuratively, as follows) Englishman's Concordance Matthew 14:11 V-AIP-3SGRK: καὶ ἠνέχθη ἡ κεφαλὴ NAS: And his head was brought on a platter KJV: his head was brought in a charger, INT: And was brought the head Matthew 14:11 V-AIA-3S Matthew 14:18 V-PMA-2P Matthew 17:17 V-PMA-2P Mark 1:32 V-IIA-3P Mark 2:3 V-PPA-NMP Mark 4:8 V-IIA-3S Mark 6:27 V-ANA Mark 6:28 V-AIA-3S Mark 7:32 V-PIA-3P Mark 8:22 V-PIA-3P Mark 9:17 V-AIA-1S Mark 9:19 V-PMA-2P Mark 9:20 V-AIA-3P Mark 11:2 V-PMA-2P Mark 11:7 V-PIA-3P Mark 12:15 V-PMA-2P Mark 12:16 V-AIA-3P Mark 15:22 V-PIA-3P Luke 5:18 V-PPA-NMP Luke 15:23 V-PMA-2P Luke 23:26 V-PNA Luke 24:1 V-PPA-NFP John 2:8 V-PMA-2P John 2:8 V-AIA-3P Strong's Greek 5342 |
|
